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Netflix Goes Wide On Wii, Brings ‘Baby Geniuses’ To 28 Million More People
You may already have a special Netflix disc that will let you stream movies over the internet to your Wii. You may not. As of today, Nintendo says, all systems are go for Netflix video streaming in glorious Wii definition. Netflix began sending out Wii-specific streaming discs at the end of March, completing the console…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 12, 2010 -
The Nintendo Download: 7 Card Games Is Finally Here!
Who needs the arcade version of Sega’s Zaxxon or online multiplayer strategy game Military Madness: Nectaris, when they can have cerasus media’s 7 Card Games for DSiWare? No one, that’s who. I mean, sure Zaxxon is a classic, and no console version back in the day came close to recreating the joy of piloting your…
By Mike Fahey Published April 12, 2010 -
Master WarioWare: D.I.Y., Make Us a Game, Win a HUGE Prize
Impress us! You can create some pretty amazing games with WarioWare: D.I.Y., but can you create some pretty amazing Kotaku games? We’re kicking off a contest today to see who can make the best Kotaku-themed WarioWare mini-game. Think of it is a Photoshop contest for budding game developers. Oh, and it’s not just Internet fame…
By Brian Crecente Published April 12, 2010 -
Our Definitions For 2D And 3D Are Broken, Please Fix
For years now, video games have been divided into two categories: 2D and 3D. With the advent of 3D televisions and portable consoles, those definitions might be antiquated. Time for an update! 2D video games refer to action happening on a 2D plane and typically are either side-scrolling or vertically-scrolling. What’s more, the characters and…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 12, 2010 -
Take That, Nintendo!
Forget Osaka’s shady R4 cartridge retailers, the city has one shop that is openly advertising the device. And rubbing it in Nintendo’s face in the process. The R4 cartridge itself is not a piracy device; however, it can be used to play pirated Nintendo DS games. A court injunction was filed in 2009 against Chinese…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 12, 2010 -
You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet
Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of classic Nintendo series like Mario and the Legend of Zelda, hints that while his past deeds are what have made him famous, we shouldn’t discount his future, either. “In the past five years I’ve been working on such unusual titles like Wii Fit Plus and Wii Sports Resort”, he told…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 12, 2010 -
Look At The New Pokemon Series
Pokémon Black and White is a completely new Pocket Monster series. And this fall, the fifth-generation Pokémon series will be released on the Nintendo DS in Japan. Here is a sneak peak. Scans of Black and White have been published in Japan’s CoroCoro Magazine. The scans show a battle scene between new Pocket Monsters Zoroark…
By Brian Ashcraft Published April 12, 2010 -
Another Patent Filing Speaks of Rumble-Enabled DS
A newly published patent application lends additional credence to what Nikkei reported last month, that Nintendo’s upcoming 3DS handheld will feature force feedback The application shows it working through a coin-sized motor. An earlier filing in February also hinted at force feedback without identifying how. Its illustrations also used a different configuration of the DS.…
By Owen Good Published April 10, 2010 -
Pray For A True Tan In Space
Metroid’s conclusion, the HD version. As seen on Albino Raven
By Luke Plunkett Published April 10, 2010 -
Monster Hunter Tri Keeps Going And Going
If Capcom has its way, once you put Monster Hunter Tri into your Wii you’ll never want to take it out, with regularly scheduled downloadable quests and events keeping the game fresh well past release. The on-disc content is only the beginning in Monster Hunter Tri, coming exclusively to the Wii on April 20. Capcom…
By Mike Fahey Published April 9, 2010 -
New Pokémon Games Revealed: Pokémon Black & Pokémon White
Get ready for new Pokémon games, Pokéfans, as the latest entries in the popular monster-collecting series – Pokemon Black & Pokemon White – have just turned up on the internet’s doorstop. We’ve got a logo, two names, and…that’s just about it! We’ll apparently be learning – and hopefully seeing – more come April 15. What…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 9, 2010 -
Nintendo Boss Says Capcom’s Visuals Puts Zelda Devs Under ‘Pressure’
Monster Hunter Tri, due for a North American release this month, won critical acclaim and commercial success in Japan last year with a strong assist from its visuals. Nintendo’s chief even thinks Capcom’s outdoing his company, on its own hardware. In a roundtable conducted last year with two Monster Hunter developers (translated and posted now),…
By Owen Good Published April 7, 2010 -
Good Advice From One Nintendo Creator To Another
Game Boy creator Gunpei Yokoi’s philosophy on what it takes to make a game, as explained to Metroid co-creator Yoshio Sakamoto, who went on to design Wrecking Crew for the NES and, most recently, WarioWare: D.I.Y. for the Nintendo DS. Upon hearing that from Yokoi, Sakamoto recalls, “I remember thinking, ‘Well, if my boss says…
By Michael McWhertor Published April 7, 2010 -
These Wii Games Aren’t Widescreen, They’re Widescreen And Then Some
The Nintendo Wii supports standard widescreen resolutions. 16:9, just like most movies and TV shows. But a Wii emulator on a PC can get really wide. These screenshots, taken using the Dolphin emulator, are 1920 pixels wide and nowhere near that many high, giving us an amazing panoramic view of some Wii games. While the…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2010 -
Transformers On Wii Warrants A Name Change, Apparently
Systems like the PS3 and Xbox 360 will be getting a good-looking Transformers game soon called “War For Cybertron”. That same game is headed for the Wii, but when it hits Nintendo’s console, the name won’t be so combative. No, when the game’s released on Wii, it’ll be called “Transformers: Cybertron Adventures”. It’s the same…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 7, 2010 -
Second Out of the E3 Press Conference Gate: Sony!
Last week Microsoft surprised many of us with news that one of their twin E3 press conferences would be on the Sunday before the half-week show. Today Sony tells us when they’ll be dropping their big news. Sony’s official Save the Date for their press conference tells us that they will be taking over the…
By Brian Crecente Published April 6, 2010 -
Is This The Best Nintendo 3DS Mockup We’ve Seen, Or The Real Thing?
If this wonderful little piece of machinery isn’t Nintendo’s 3DS, slated to be revealed at E3 later this year, then we damn sure wish it was. Check out the sliding, twisting marvel in all its glory. The pictures come from a Japanese website called, as Google’s translator indicates, Munch Blog, a site about anime, manga,…
By Mike Fahey Published April 6, 2010